Author: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Series: The Illuminae Files
Genre: YA, Sci-fi and Fantasy
Published: October 20, 2015 by Random House Children’s
This book was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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In this upcoming YA Sci-fi novel, the year is 2575, and a war between two “megacorporations” has broken out over a tiny ice-covered planet at the edge of the ‘verse. Kady just broke up with Ezra, but now they have so much more to worry about. They scramble to escape their planet alive, and must navigate life as refugees fleeing from enemy warships, separated from each other and their families. In addition, the ship’s AI is seemingly going insane, and a rapidly mutating plague is spreading. Now Kady and Ezra must work together as they try to figure out exactly what is going on, and find a way to get out of this alive.
What really makes this book stand out is the fact that it is told through an interesting compilation of IMs, military documents, interviews, emails, medical reports, personal diary entries, mixed in with artistic full-page images. This format of story telling sucks you in to the heart of the drama and action.
ILLUMINAE was an exhilarating read, and had a shocking ending. I found myself so invested with the characters lives, I even gasped out load a few times while reading! That’s how invested I was, it definitely took me by surprise on multiple occasions! There are some interesting perspectives in this book that I have not seen done much before, which was refreshing! The characters were great, and it surprised me how connected I felt to them despite the story being told in a seemingly disconnected style.
I loved this book because it was original in its story-telling style, yet had the best aspects of action-filled sci-fi adventures. Not only that, but this book was pretty much a work of art with the way it was told, the cover alone was amazing! I can’t wait to get a physical copy! I would definitely recommend to fans of YA Sci-fi and Fantasy.
Utterly unique and entirely thrilling, ILLUMINAE had me constantly on the edge of my seat and left me amazed.
Thanks for the review. I like books that mix up the format!
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Yes! This book is amazing. I recently finished it and ADORED IT. All the pretty designs on each page. It was completely unique.
And I love your quote! Skills, bro!
Right?! I was so surprised by how much I loved it! Such a creative way of story-telling! and thank you!! 🙂